Smyrna times., 1887-04-13
county and State Items.


tendent of the Public Schools of New
Castle county.
Mr.. McCOy's bill making wages at
tachable for board ard lodging debts
has received the approval of the Senate
and is now law.
Milford will soon be illuminated with
electricity. Accompany is being formed
and $4,000 has boen subscribed in
eighteen shares of 81 900 each.
Both Houses of the Legislature have
passed the bill increasing the salary of
the Judges five dOllOrs per day for every
day of active service on the Bench.
The Rev. J. D. c. Hanna Ofthe NJ. E..
Church of Newport is i'll from a heavy
cold, with tendency toward pneumO
mia. Mr.. Hanna preached on Sunday
much to the injury of his health.
az peach-growers of Warren and
Ion counties, n, J.. say the out
"a ars an unusally large crop of
fFu4t, especially peaches. 1t is thought
that the crop of the cOmiEs season will
be the heaviest known for years.
Yet if Judge Paynter should die to-
morrow there is not one of these carp
ing critics who would not, in the usual
fulsOme style of eulOgy, declare that he
was one of the ablest lawyers and
sOundest Jurists the State ever pro-
duced.-SUndGy Star.
Nathaniel Williams, of Middetown.
had his left leg broken on Thursday
morning, while engaged on his farm
near Noxentown mill. in assisting to
roll some chestnut logs on the wagon.
He was conveyed to his home. and Drs.
Pearson and Chamberlain reduced the
fracture.
Thomas Davis Esq, young Della
ware lawyer assumed the duties of the
Office of deputy Attorney General of
the State on Wednesday at noon, and
on the evening of the same day married
Miss Carrie Springer of Newark, Del.
Congressman Chas. B. Lore gave the
bride away.
The National w. c. T. U. has Of
fered q beautiful banner to the State
which shall secure this year, the great
est increse of membership in proportion
to its present number. There is a good
prospect of making Delaware the ban
doubled, which is now 73O
Two members of the Delaware Senate
and thirteen members of the House Wis
tied Wilmington, Del, Friday to view
the streets and proposed sewers of the
city, for the future management OF
which the citizens are petitiOning the
General Assembly to appoint a triple
headed commission. which is opposed
by the council.
The passage of the militia encamp-
ment bill by the State Senate yesterday
makes it law. The operation of this
law will forward in the history of the
militia system of the state. It adds q
new attraction to the militia, and very
powerful one. This is the opportunity
which it affords of going into camp and
having field parades.
The Sunday School and Missionary
Society of Bethel NJ. E. Church, Smyrna
Circuit has been organized for the pres
ent year, and S. Brady Cooper, of Moor
ton, was elected Superintendent of the
Sunday-school and Joseph w. Elliott
president of the Missionary Society
Several ladies and gentlemen were also
appointed to other offices.
Senator COoper's skittish horse bill
has been amended in committee so "A:
to make it lawful to move traction en-
gines over public roads by night as wei
as by day, provided the engine be pre-
eeded by mounted man to warn ap
preaching teams of its approach. Th'
amendment was adopted and the bill
la;I -, Tho foh1a fOr frfrra nOncihnra
ton. The bicycle clause has not ye
been touched, but Mr.. McWhOrter viii
oppose it, and it may fail to pass.
TROUBLE FEARED.-Sturgeon fisher
men on the New Jersey side of tn
Delaware River at Bay Side, report
bitter feeling of antagOnism on the pal
of the Delaware fishermen, and that al
ready threats have been made by th
latter that if and Jerseymen shall b
caught on the Delaware side of tn
channel they will at once be seized an
locked up. Several New Jersey boat
will carry arms, and if an attempt b
made at arrest there will be trouble
Salem Sunbeam.
LEASE OF DELAWARE COTTON MILL
C. J. Milne & Sons, cotton spinners,C
Philadelphia, have leased the Brand!
wine Cotton Mills, near Wilmington
for number of years, and will at ono
take charge of the premises. These al
the well-knOwn "Riddle Mills, " an
have been operated for the last six yea
by VIM. NJ. Field, a sOn-in-law of Il
founder of the wills. The new prOpri
tors will add about 300 looms, thu
making the plant the most extensi7
along the Brandywine.
Peter F. Meredith, Jr., died on IL
4th inst. at Petersburg, Kent count
Del, aged 80 years. The deceased gre
up Young man of strong mental al
physical powers and promised life
great usefulness. He graduated son
six years ago at Delaware College al
from this went to civil engineerin
Some two years ago he sprained
ankle which finally turned to an absct
which eventually undermined his co
stitution and resulted, after a gre
deal of suffering, in his death.
Mr.. JONES UNIFORM BALL
AMENDMENT LOST.
Jones tempted the fates Thursday WI
his Uniform Ballot Law-Conventl
bill, With Captain Dasey's license or
license attachment, and after an nc
or more Of Mr.. Harrington, indefinite
postponed by the following vote:
Ayes-Allaband. Chandler, harril
ton, Lowber, Medill, ScOtten, Tayl
Temple. NAPLES. Ware, wilson,
Noes-Dasey, Jones, Mccoy, McO
Perry, Speakers. eu
The other four members OF the no
Messrs. Mulligan, NOrny, Rust 9
Smalley, had left to catch q train Del
the vote was taken.
Speaking ofthe Delaware river ilsn
les The sturgeon fishermen use
nets and boats valued at $20,I2O. ~
firm has a chartered vessel at reI
of from SlOO to $50 per month ior
two month season. 400 nen are
ployed: earning from $40 Is go
month and board. The season u
from April lst to the middle OF "
aud the yearly revenue from u
sturgeon fisheries is S23O,OOO.
meat sells for 81 .25 per fish; the ro'
shipped TO Germany as cavlare
heads and waste Is made into OIL w
80 to 40 cents "A quart. and the Teiui
used for fertilizer. Then comes